Kopsis Glacier

Kopsis Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Kopsis Glacier
Map showing the location of Kopsis Glacier
Location of Kopsis Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°03′20″S 85°16′00″W / 78.05556°S 85.26667°W / -78.05556; -85.26667
Length7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Width2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusEmbree Glacier
Statusunknown
Sentinel Range map.

Kopsis Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Копсис, romanizedlednik Kopsis, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈkɔpsis]) is a 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica that is draining northeastwards from Panicheri Gap, Voysil Peak and Mount Gozur to join Embree Glacier northwest of Mirovyane Peak.[1]

The glacier is named after the medieval town of Kopsis in Central Bulgaria.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "SCAR composite antarctic gazetteer".
  2. ^ "Bulgarian antarctic gazetteer".